Community of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholars

科学、技术、工程和数学学者社区

• 批准号: 0806664
• 负责人: Sylvia Sorkin
• 金额: $ 49.7万
• 依托单位: Community College of Baltimore County, Essex
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-08-01 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0806664&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Community; Science; Technology; Engineering; Mathematics

This project awards 20 scholarships annually and provides multiple support services to promote full-time enrollment and degree achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines by eligible students. Target disciplines are Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Physics. Intellectual Merit: Project objectives are to: (1) recruit, graduate, and transfer increased numbers of STEM students, especially women and underrepresented minorities; (2) provide awardees with academic, career, and professional development opportunities for transfer to 4-year institutions or employment; and (3) strengthen existing informal consortia agreements and develop such relationships with other four-year institutions to ease awardees' transfer. Recruitment efforts focus on local public schools and Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) students currently enrolled in college algebra and science courses. Scholarship recipients receive mentoring by STEM faculty, academic/career advising, a two-day summer career identification experience, a seminar series with a career lunch featuring a guest speaker each semester, networking opportunities with employers and prior awardees, Individual Academic Learning Plans, and optional STEM internships. Recipients are encouraged to transfer to four-year institutions by designating up to 20% of the scholarship funds to "follow" awardees who have earned an associate degree or 45 credits in STEM fields when they transfer. The project is guided by the scholarly literature on student success and builds on the college's success with prior NSF projects.Broader Impacts: This project broadens participation of underrepresented groups and strengthens existing academic partnerships to increase student awareness of, and preparation for, STEM fields. Scholarships reduce awardees' need to obtain employment while attending college and allow the students to attend full-time. Dissemination of results through the project website, conference presentations and poster sessions, and publication of peer-reviewed articles extends the project's reach.

该项目每年颁发20个奖学金，并提供多种支持服务，以促进符合条件的学生在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科的全日制入学和学位取得。目标学科包括生物学、化学、计算机科学、工程学、环境科学、数学和物理学。智力优势：项目目标是：(1)招收、毕业和转学更多的STEM学生，特别是女性和代表性不足的少数民族；(2)为获奖者提供转学或就业的学术、职业和专业发展机会；(3)加强现有的非正式财团协议，并与其他四年制院校发展这种关系，以减轻获奖者的转移。招生工作的重点是当地的公立学校和巴尔的摩县社区学院（CCBC）目前在大学代数和科学课程注册的学生。奖学金获得者将获得STEM教师的指导、学术/职业建议、为期两天的夏季职业识别体验、每学期有一位演讲嘉宾参加的职业午餐系列研讨会、与雇主和以前的获奖者建立联系的机会、个人学术学习计划和可选的STEM实习。鼓励受助人转学到四年制大学，并指定高达20%的奖学金资金用于“跟踪”在转学时获得副学士学位或45个STEM领域学分的获奖者。该项目以有关学生成功的学术文献为指导，并建立在该学院以前的国家科学基金项目的成功基础上。更广泛的影响：该项目扩大了代表性不足群体的参与，加强了现有的学术伙伴关系，以提高学生对STEM领域的认识和准备。奖学金减少了获奖者在上大学时找工作的需要，并允许学生全日制学习。通过项目网站、会议演讲和海报会议传播结果，以及出版同行评议的文章，扩大了项目的影响范围。